Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District

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Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District
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A portion of the district.
LocationJct. of E. Mullet and Dodge Sts., Portage, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°32′20″N89°27′24″W / 43.53889°N 89.45667°W / 43.53889; -89.45667 (Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No. 95000257 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1995

The Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District is in Portage, Wisconsin. [2]

Description

The district includes several commercial structures in the low-lying area along the Portage Canal. [3] Among them are the 1862 Wentworth Grain Elevator, [4] the 1881 Portage Hosiery complex, [5] the 1891 Portage Iron Works, [6] the 1916 T.H. Cochrane Company Warehouse, [7] and the 1920 Hyland Garage. [8]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Historical Sites". City of Portage, WI. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. Joyce McKay (September 10, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. "Wentworth Grain Elevator; York Elevator; Montgomery". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. "Portage Hosiery Mills". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. "Portage Iron Works". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. "T.H. Cochrane Flour and Seed Warehouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  8. "Hyland Garage; Slenger Foundry". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.